Special Report: Romantic Getaway Guide

When we asked our network of super travelers where they went on their most romantic vacations, we were surprised to hear that in nearly every case, the destination was not the point. In fact, where couples went hardly mattered at all. What made the trips memorable was that they were concocted entirely in secret, or taken as a last-minute lark, or plotted by travel specialists and therefore devoid of the usual planning pressures: Did I book the right hotel? Get the best fare? And so while most of these vacations didn’t start out as The Romantic Trip, they became just that. Read on for inspiration, places to go, and strategies for getting there—and let the alchemy begin.